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Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in Tennessee using data from Zillow. #3. Johnson City, TN: 5#4. Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA: 4#6. Greeneville, TN: 3

Johnson City commissioners are gooing to be tackling a growth study in expected conversations Thursday about a dedicated plan in response to recent population growth.How to manage a population boom has been a continued topic of conversation in Johnson City.Expected to be multi-year process, it will look at everything from roads to schools.

The chief ranger of Visitation says Natural Tunnel State Park is using a new viewfinder to help people see the park in a new way.Visitors who are color blind can now view the park from an overlook with a special viewfinder called an EnChroma device. It allows those with red-green color blindness to see more … Read more

Enrollment at the Greene Technology Center is up nearly 20%, according to an annual report given recently to the Joint Board of Education.Principal Aaron Flanary said overall enrollment totaled 651 students for the 2022-23 school year, compared to 545 in 2021-22, an increase of 19.4%.Of the 14 programs offered at GTC, four were full: Cosmetology, … Read more

“The Silas Gable Flatt Law” and “Dillard’s Law” are two laws named after victims whose lives were taken by drunk drivers. These two laws will go into effect in Tennessee on July 1.“The Silas Gable Flatt Law” will charge an individual with a Class A misdemeanor for knowingly giving access to a motor vehicle to … Read more

It’s all about the food this weekend. Tennessee’s Oldest Town will host its 2023 Jonesborough Days Festival this weekend.The festival will again host its traditional MoonPie Eating Contest and Watermelon Social, but is it’s adding the first-ever Cornbread Contest, hosted by a major social media influencer, event organizers say in a news release. The Moon … Read more

Beginning July 1st Tennessee drivers will soon face more requirements when moving over for stopped vehicles, since changes to the state’s Move Over Law go into effect this week.The amendment called the Jabari Bailey Highway Safety Act requires drivers to move over for any stationary vehicle on the side of the road with their hazard … Read more

Tusculum has launched the dorm refresh campaign to the tune of 110-thousand dollars to ensure a comfortablel living space for its traditional residential students.Among the items being funded include replacement furniture, flooring, ceiling fans fresh paint and better lighting.The university is working to have some of the improvements ready by the beginning of Fall semester … Read more

A groundbreaking was held this week for the 15 million dollar sports complex to be built on the campus of Emory & Henry College named the Food City Sports Complex.It will host events such as soccer and lacrosse, along with track and field competitions. College leaders say having this facility will be a tremendous home … Read more

Record number of travellers are expected on the roads acorss Tennessee for this upcoming July 4th holiday. AAA forecasts more than 1 million Tennesseans will head out on the roads between Friday June 30th and Tesday, July 4th. That’ss 42,000 more holiday travelers than the previous high record set just last year.Nationally an estimated 50.7 … Read more